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Night procession photograph at a temple-style outdoor event. A brightly lit, golden multi-tiered ratha or chariot shrine with a deity murti under a tiered canopy stands in the background, decorated with red and green hangings. To the right, a lit palanquin-style deity with a parasol-like canopy. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border walks at left. A woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha-style mala stands centre. A man in a maroon dhoti with a silver staff and garlands is at centre right, with another man in maroon nearby. Several people in white and orange-gold clothing move around the scene. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.

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